Radu Brejea

Combating the Erosion Phenomenon. The Decanting Pondfromfânaţe Village, Bihor County, Romania−Case Study

Abstract Decanting ponds can have a major impact on the environment, as they often contain heavy metals.In the absence of their monitoring and security, but especially during the greening processs, the potential risk of technical accidents occurenceincreased significantly.In such events, both the environment and human settlements are affected; sometimes major pollution with cross-border impact may occur.The Fânaţe decanting pond is located in Fânaţe village, Cîmpani commune, Bihor county, Romania.The arrangement works within the decanting pond aim to establish and consolidate the banks and its base. This paper presents some solutions for combating the erosion phenomenon

Potassium Effects on Wheat Yield and Quality in Long-Term Experiments on Luvisol in Romania

Wheat needs a substantial amount of potassium for optimal growth; adequate fertilization improves the efficiency of photosynthesis, water-use efficiency and resistance to disease. In Romania, potassium fertilizers have been less used and less well researched than nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers. We discuss the effect of potassium on wheat yield and quality in a long-term field experiment on Haplic luvisol at the Agricultural and Development Research Station at Oradea, Romania. Four levels of potassium were applied on four nitrogen/phosphate backgrounds. Under these conditions, wheat yield and quality are maximized by balanced fertilization with optimum potassium management; different levels of potassium produced significant variation in wheat yield, protein and gluten content; the best performance was achieved with 80 kgK/ha.